Festivals / Europe

Glastonbury23–27 June 2027Pilton, Somerset, UK

Dates confirmed Glastonbury Festival: tickets (official). Returns after the 2026 fallow year. General-sale tickets sold out on the morning of 4 October 2026.

What to wear to Glastonbury

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Glastonbury is a five-day, multi-genre festival on a Somerset dairy farm, back from 23 to 27 June 2027 after the 2026 fallow year; general-sale tickets sold out on 4 October 2026. Dressing for it starts with mud and rain: the look the press keeps coming back to is wellies and a wax jacket or waterproof thrown over party or boho pieces.

Packed crowd in straw hats and rain jackets, waving flags in front of the Pyramid Stage at dusk. (2019). Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0. Duotoned and resized by us; this version is shared under the same licence.

Dates: 23–27 June 2027
Where: Pilton, Somerset
Gate rules: 6 listed
Outfits: 3

When and where

23–27 June 2027 at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset. Glastonbury Festival: tickets (official)Glastonbury Festival (official homepage)
Start planning your outfit by 12 May 2027, six weeks out. Searches for this festival peak in the last two weeks before it opens.
Last edition: 25–29 June 2025 (2026 was a fallow year). Wikipedia: Glastonbury Festival
Not announced. Emily Eavis has said all three 2027 headliners are booked. Radio X
£408 including a £5 booking fee, plus £11.25 postage per order. General sale sold out on 4 October 2026; a resale of returned tickets is expected in spring 2027. Glastonbury Festival: tickets (official)
About 200,000; the 2023 edition passed 210,000 Wikipedia: Glastonbury Festival
Music: Multi-genre, plus theatre, circus and cabaret.
Official site

Weather and ground

June averages at nearby Yeovilton (1991–2020): high 19.9°C, low 10.3°C, 57 mm of rain over about 9 days. Wikipedia: Yeovilton

Worthy Farm is dairy farmland of about 1,500 acres. Wikipedia: Glastonbury Festival
The fields turn to deep mud in wet years; 1985, 1997 and 2005 were notorious. Wikipedia: Glastonbury Festival

What’s gone wrong before

In 2005 flash floods left some areas of the site under more than four feet of water. Wikipedia: Glastonbury Festival
In 2007 continued periods of rain caused muddy conditions. Wikipedia: Glastonbury Festival

The dress code

Glastonbury has the best-documented festival style in Britain. The pattern across the press is practical outerwear and wellies worn over whatever you'd wear to a party, with boho as the long-running reference.

Wellies are described as synonymous with Glastonbury. Wikipedia: Wellington boot
In 2005 Kate Moss wore black Hunter boots with a waistcoat, short shorts and a studded belt. CNN Style credits the look with changing festival footwear. CNN Style via KVIA
Boho festival style took off after Sienna Miller's appearance at Glastonbury in 2004. Wikipedia: Boho-chic
Fashion press treats Glastonbury as the reference for British boho festival style: slip dresses over wellies with a Barbour or a waterproof. Country & Town House
Vogue's 2025 coverage focused on waterproofs worn over party clothes, including a wax jacket over a sequinned slip. Vogue Philippines / Vogue.com

What people wore recently

2025: Vogue picked out waterproofs slung over party wear, such as a wax jacket over a sequinned slip. Vogue Philippines / Vogue.com
2025: Unverified (search snippet only; article not read): Country & Town House named utility outerwear such as Barbour jackets and army bombers, lingerie worn as outerwear, white boho skirts with chunky biker boots, and silk scarves. Country & Town House (snippet)

Leave these at home

Body glitter of any kind, including biodegradable glitter. Time Out (2025 banned-items list, reporting festival guidance)
Native American-style headdresses. In 2014 Glastonbury stopped traders selling them after a petition called them offensive cultural appropriation; bringing your own was not banned. Dazed

On the ground

Wide view of a crowd in waterproofs and wellies on a churned-up muddy field, with tall flags and a sea of tents beyond. — Photo: Hilary Perkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Busy thoroughfare of festival-goers in sun hats, shorts and wellies on a dried-mud track lined with stalls and flags. — Photo: al_green, CC BY 2.0.

Festival-goers sitting on a grassy hillside looking out over a vast sea of tents, a flag on a pole and a big cloudy sky above. — Photo: Czampal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dense crowd in summer wear, hats and ponchos, with flags waving, in front of the Other Stage topped with a giant wasp sculpture. — Photo: zzuuzz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

High view over a huge campsite packed with thousands of tents stretching to the horizon. — Photo: zzuuzz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Outfits that work here

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Wax jacket over a slip

Vogue's 2025 coverage was built on waterproofs over party clothes, and June brings about nine rain days.

Wax jacketGoes over everything and shrugs off showers.Shop at Barbour
Slip dress or sequinned slipThe party layer underneath.Shop at Beyond Retro Shop at Rokit
WelliesNon-negotiable in a wet year.Shop at Hunter Shop at Le Chameau Shop at Aigle
Small crossbody bagKeeps hands free on muddy slopes.Shop at Herschel

Moss, 2005

Built on the Kate Moss look CNN Style credits with changing festival footwear.

WaistcoatVintage works best.Shop at Beyond Retro Shop at Rokit
Denim cut-off shortsAdd tights if the evening drops towards 10°C.Shop at Rokit Shop at Beyond Retro
Studded beltThe detail that makes the look.Shop at EMP
Black welliesGlitter is banned, so let the boots do the work.Shop at Hunter

Full washout

The farm has a history of deep mud, and the 2005 floods put parts of the site under water.

Packable rain jacketLight enough to carry all day.Shop at Rains Shop at Aigle
Waterproof trousersOver shorts or jeans when the fields go.Shop at Rains
Tall rubber bootsHigher is better in deep mud.Shop at Le Chameau Shop at Aigle
Vintage band teeThe easy layer underneath.Shop at Beyond Retro Shop at Rokit

Quick answers

When is Glastonbury 2027?

Glastonbury runs 23–27 June 2027 in Pilton, Somerset, UK.

What are the bag and item rules at Glastonbury?

2027 list: The official 2027 list is not online yet. The items below are from the 2025 list as reported by Time Out. Glitter: Body glitter is banned, including biodegradable glitter, which the festival says does not break down without heat treatment. Bottles: Single-use plastic bottles are not allowed. Glass: All glass is discouraged, including perfume bottles and mirrors. Rules change each year, so check the festival's own page before you pack.

What should I wear to Glastonbury?

What is the weather like at Glastonbury?

June averages at nearby Yeovilton (1991–2020): high 19.9°C, low 10.3°C, 57 mm of rain over about 9 days.

See it before you go

Scenes you’ll see here

Boho
Floaty skirts, suede and fringe, now in a more grown-up cut.
Britpop and Glastonbury
Wellies, a wax jacket and party clothes underneath.

Rules that affect your outfit

Note2027 listThe official 2027 list is not online yet. The items below are from the 2025 list as reported by Time Out. Time Out (2025 banned-items list, reporting festival guidance)
BannedGlitterBody glitter is banned, including biodegradable glitter, which the festival says does not break down without heat treatment. Time Out (2025 banned-items list, reporting festival guidance)
BannedBottlesSingle-use plastic bottles are not allowed. Time Out (2025 banned-items list, reporting festival guidance)
NoteGlassAll glass is discouraged, including perfume bottles and mirrors. Time Out (2025 banned-items list, reporting festival guidance)
NoteWipesDisposable wipes are discouraged. Time Out (2025 banned-items list, reporting festival guidance)
BannedOtherBanned outright: body-piercing equipment, flares, smoke bombs, drones, kites and sky lanterns. Time Out (2025 banned-items list, reporting festival guidance)

Partly from official pages; some points still need checking. Last checked 4 Oct 2026. Rules change each year, so check again before you go.